Driver · 1971–1985

Niki Lauda

Champion 3
Austrian · 1949-02-22 (age 77) · World Champion: 1975, 1977, 1984 · Wikipedia ↗
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Starts
173
Grands Prix entered
Wins
25
Wins
Podiums
54
Podiums
Poles
24
Pole Position
Fastest Laps
0
Fastest Lap
Points
420.5
Career points
Titles
3
World Championship
Win Rate
14.5%
Win rate
Career Trajectory · championship position by season
1 5 10 15 1973 · 2pt · share of the leader 3% 1974 · 38pt · share of the leader 69% 1975 · 64.5pt · share of the leader 100% 1976 · 68pt · share of the leader 100% 1977 · 72pt · share of the leader 100% 1978 · 44pt · share of the leader 69% 1979 · 4pt · share of the leader 8% 1982 · 30pt · share of the leader 68% 1983 · 12pt · share of the leader 20% 1984 · 72pt · share of the leader 100% 1985 · 14pt · share of the leader 19% 1973 · BRM · P17 · 2pt 1974 · Ferrari · P4 · 2 wins · 38pt 1975 · Ferrari · P1 · 5 wins · 64.5pt 1976 · Ferrari · P2 · 5 wins · 68pt 1977 · Ferrari · P1 · 3 wins · 72pt 1978 · Brabham · P4 · 2 wins · 44pt 1979 · Brabham-Alfa Romeo · P14 · 4pt 1982 · McLaren · P5 · 2 wins · 30pt 1983 · McLaren · P10 · 12pt 1984 · McLaren · P1 · 5 wins · 72pt 1985 · McLaren · P10 · 1 win · 14pt 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1982 1983 1984 1985
title season line = championship position (1 at the top), colour = team · bar = points as a share of that season leader
SeasonTeamStartsWinsPodiumsPointsFinal position
1985 McLaren 14 1 1 14 10
1984 McLaren 16 5 9 72 1
1983 McLaren 14 0 2 12 10
1982 McLaren 14 2 3 30 5
1979 Brabham-Ford · Brabham-Alfa Romeo 14 0 0 4 14
1978 Brabham 16 2 7 44 4
1977 Ferrari 15 3 10 72 1
1976 Ferrari 14 5 9 68 2
1975 Ferrari 14 5 8 64.5 1
1974 Ferrari 15 2 5 38 4
1973 BRM 14 0 0 2 17
1972 March 12 0 0 0 -
1971 March-Ford 1 0 0 0 -
TeamPeriodStartsWinsPodiumsPoints
March-Ford 1971 1 0 0 0
March 1972 12 0 0 0
BRM 1973 14 0 0 2
Ferrari 1974–1977 58 15 32 242.5
Brabham 1978 16 2 7 44
Brabham-Ford 1979 1 0 0 0
Brabham-Alfa Romeo 1979 13 0 0 4
McLaren 1982–1985 58 8 15 128
Grand PrixStartsWinsPodiumsBestPoints
South African Grand Prix 12 3 3 P1 33
British Grand Prix 12 3 5 P1 42
Dutch Grand Prix 10 3 6 P1 46
Italian Grand Prix 12 2 4 P1 34
French Grand Prix 12 2 3 P1 26
Belgian Grand Prix 11 2 4 P1 32
Monaco Grand Prix 11 2 4 P1 30
Swedish Grand Prix 6 2 3 P1 22
German Grand Prix 11 1 3 P1 21
Brazilian Grand Prix 11 1 4 P1 23
Austrian Grand Prix 11 1 2 P1 18.5
Spanish Grand Prix 8 1 2 P1 15
United States Grand Prix 7 1 2 P1 16
United States Grand Prix West 6 1 4 P1 27
Canadian Grand Prix 10 0 1 P2 6
Argentine Grand Prix 7 0 2 P2 13
Detroit Grand Prix 4 0 0 P13 0
San Marino Grand Prix 3 0 0 P4 3
European Grand Prix 2 0 0 P4 3
Portuguese Grand Prix 2 0 1 P2 6
Australian Grand Prix 1 0 0 P11 0
Swiss Grand Prix 1 0 1 P3 4
Dallas Grand Prix 1 0 0 P9 0
Caesars Palace Grand Prix 1 0 0 P15 0
Japanese Grand Prix 1 0 0 P23 0
First / Last
Debut1971 Austrian Grand Prix
First win1974 Spanish Grand Prix
Last win1985 Dutch Grand Prix
First pole1974 South African Grand Prix
Most wins in a season5 (1984)
Streaks · Longest streaks
Win streak3
Podium streak9
Points streak11
Pole streak6
Age Records
Debut age22y 174d
Age at first win25y 65d
youngest winner everP27
All-Time Rankings · All-time rank
Wins
P10
25 Wins
Podiums
P15
54 Podiums
Pole Position
P13
24 Pole Position
Points
P28
420.5 Points
Starts
P38
173 Starts
Titles
P7
3 Titles
Pit Stops & Laps · Data range: pit stops 2012+, lap times 1996+
Pit Stops
0
Recorded pit stops
Best Stop
—
Best pit-lane transit (not stationary)
Laps Recorded
0
Laps on record
Penalties
No penalties in the collected range (2023+ race control).
FIA Documents
No documents for this driver in the collected range (2019+).
Tyres
OpenF1 No race stints in the collected range (2023+).
TeammatePeriodRaces togetheraheadbehindH2H rate
Clay Regazzoni 1973–1976 56 30 26 54% compare →
John Watson 1978–1983 44 24 20 55% compare →
Alain Prost 1984–1985 30 12 18 40% compare →
Carlos Reutemann 1976–1977 16 12 4 75% compare →
Nelson Piquet 1978–1979 15 7 8 47% compare →
Jean-Pierre Beltoise 1973 14 6 8 43% compare →
Ronnie Peterson 1971–1972 13 2 11 15% compare →
Carlos Pace 1972 11 6 5 55% compare →
Mike Beuttler 1971–1972 10 4 6 40% compare →
Henri Pescarolo 1971–1972 9 3 6 33% compare →
Rolf Stommelen 1972 8 3 5 38% compare →
Skip Barber 1972 2 1 1 50% compare →
Ricardo Zunino 1979 1 0 1 0% compare →
Peter Gethin 1973 1 1 0 100% compare →
Head-to-head by final classification (position order incl. DNFs).
CircuitStartsWinsPodiumsBestPoints
Kyalami · South Africa 12 3 3 P1 33
Circuit Park Zandvoort · Netherlands 10 3 6 P1 46
Brands Hatch · UK 7 3 4 P1 35
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza · Italy 12 2 4 P1 34
Circuit de Monaco · Monaco 11 2 4 P1 30
Zolder · Belgium 8 2 3 P1 26
Scandinavian Raceway · Sweden 6 2 3 P1 22
Red Bull Ring · Austria 11 1 2 P1 18.5
Watkins Glen · USA 7 1 2 P1 16
Circuit Paul Ricard · France 7 1 1 P1 9
Autódromo José Carlos Pace · Brazil 6 1 2 P1 15
Jarama · Spain 6 1 2 P1 15
Long Beach · USA 6 1 4 P1 27
Hockenheimring · Germany 5 1 2 P1 15
Dijon-Prenois · France 5 1 3 P1 21
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez · Argentina 7 0 2 P2 13
Nürburgring · Germany 7 0 1 P3 9
Silverstone Circuit · UK 6 0 1 P2 7
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve · Canada 6 0 1 P2 6
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet · Brazil 5 0 2 P2 8
Detroit Street Circuit · USA 4 0 0 P13 0
Mosport International Raceway · Canada 4 0 0 P8 0
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari · Italy 3 0 0 P4 3
Autódromo do Estoril · Portugal 2 0 1 P2 6
Nivelles-Baulers · Belgium 2 0 1 P2 6
Montjuïc · Spain 2 0 0 P17 0
Fuji Speedway · Japan 1 0 0 P23 0
Adelaide Street Circuit · Australia 1 0 0 P11 0
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps · Belgium 1 0 0 P15 0
Charade Circuit · France 1 0 0 P24 0
Fair Park · USA 1 0 0 P9 0
Las Vegas Street Circuit · USA 1 0 0 P15 0
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Scope: World Championship races(1950–, Indianapolis 500 1950–1960 included) · Pole Position = based on grid P1 (qualifying session data 2003+) · fastest-lap counts 2004+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · ongoing season excluded from title counts · shared drives follow source data(Jolpica) notation
Source: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast-compatible API) · last fetch: 2026-09-05 14:15